2 10 373 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos/Center for Puerto Rican Studies Description An account of the resource A collection of postcards, newsletters and journals produced by the Centro Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Center for Study of Gene Structure and Function Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Center for Gifted Studies and Education Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging and Longevity https://library.hunter.cuny.edu/omeka/files/original/f7e35abf5df01e3d02516b9a1b476e6b.pdf 4bcb00c72ac322245103cca6fbb9d0b7 PDF Text Text The Hunter College High School Collection, 1911-2010 Finding Aid Archives and Special Collections �November, 2012 PREPARED BY: Julio L. Hernandez-Delgado, Associate Professor CHIEF LIBRARIAN: Dean, Dan Cherubin DEPUTY CHIEF LIBRARIAN: Claibourne Williams, Associate Professor COVER DESIGN: Julio Luis Hernandez-Delgado, Associate Professor Cover Photograph: Senior Class, Hunter College High School, January, 1933 Source: “Annals,” January, 1933, p. 28, Box 7, Folder 4, Hunter College High School Collection, Archives & Special Collections, Hunter College Libraries 2 �TABLE OF CONTENTS General Information Historical Note Scope and Content Note Series Description Container List 2 3 4 5 6-12 3 �GENERAL INFORMATION Accession Number: Size: Provenance: Restriction: Location: Archivist: Assistant: Date: Revised: 95-02 5.0594 cu. ft. Hunter College High School None. Range 5 Section 6 Shelves 32-33 Prof. Julio L. Hernández-Delgado Mr. Pablo E. Foster-Carrion Ms. Dane Guerrero May, 1999 October, 2012 November, 2012 4 �HISTORICAL NOTE In 1869, the Board of Education established the Female and Normal High School of the City of New York. It was the first separate institution in New York City to offer girls free education beyond the eight grammar school grades. The initial three-year curriculum offered enrollees instruction in the liberal arts and in pedagogy. In April of 1870, the name of the school was changed to the Normal College of the City of New York. In 1903, the course of study of the Normal College consisted of four years of high school and three years of college. The high school component of the College became known as the Normal College High School and was chartered by the New York State Board of Regents. Between 1903 and 1913 the high school was under the supervision of a college committee chaired by Professor Hill of the Physics Department. In 1913, Dr. Grace B. Beach, Chair of the high school’s Department of Physics, became the school’s first principal. Dr. Beach was succeeded in 1920 by Dr. Louisa M. Webster; she was subsequently succeeded by Dr. Jean F. Brown in 1934. One of the chief aims of the high school was to prepare students for college. An added aim of the school was to serve as a training ground for Hunter College students who intended to teach in the secondary schools of New York City. Teacher training opportunities were greatly enhanced in the high school when grades seven and eight were transferred from the Hunter College Elementary School in 1934. In 1955, the Hunter College High School was officially designated as a laboratory school for the education of intellectually gifted girls. In 1974, boys were admitted to the school for the first time. Since 1977, the Hunter College Campus Schools (Elementary and High School) have shared the same facility on east 94th Street and Park Avenue. Hunter College High School is a publicly funded tuition free institution. It is chartered by the Board of Trustees of City University of New York and administered by Hunter College. In an unorthodox fashion HCHS is structured around a six-year program, from seventh through twelfth grades, with selected students gaining access to the school in the beginning of the seventh grade. Successful passage of an admissions exam is required at the end of an applicant’s sixth grade year for admittance to the school. 5 �SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The Hunter College High School Collection highlights the establishment and growth of a highly prestigious high school in New York City from 1911 to 2010. The strengths of the collection are the annual reports, general reports and studies, programs and scripts, and publications. The annual reports are key sources of information because they document the activities and events, news, programs, and general accomplishments of the school from 1911-1917, and 1929 -1951. Publications like Alum Notes, Argus, Marianne, What’s What, and The Observer have served as a platform for the voices of the student body throughout the 20th Century. Researchers of high school education in New York City should find this collection to be appealing, informative, and stimulating. 6 �SERIES DESCRIPTION Series I – Administration Series I consists of annual reports, commencement programs, committee minutes, correspondence, general reports and studies, and programs and scripts. The documents are arranged alphabetically by category and chronologically therein. Series II – Organizations Series II provides abbreviated views of the Athletic Organization, the General Organization of Hunter College High School, the Hunter College High School Alumnae/i Association, and Term meetings. Series III – Memorabilia Series III consists of one beanie cap and a variety of buttons and pins that were donated by alums and faculty. Series IV – Publications Series IV consists of administrative and student publications spanning the years 1914 through 2011. Key publications include Alum Notes, Argus, Marianne, What’s What, and the Observer. Publications are arranged alphabetically by title and chronologically therein. 7 �CONTAINER LIST SERIES I - ADMINISTRATION Box 1 Folder 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Contents Annual Reports 1911 - 1917 (Summer High School) 1916, 1929, 1931-1932, 1939 - 1940 September 1940 - June1941 September 1941 - June 1942 September 1942 - June 1943 September 1943 - June 1944 (Part I) September 1943 - June 1944 (Part II) 1945 - 1946 1946 - 1947 1947 - 1948 1948 - 1949 1949 - 1950 1950 - 1951 1951 - 1952 Commencement Programs 1932, 1935, 1943, 1949 - 1951, 1965, 1981, 1983, 1989, 1992, 1994 -1995 Committee Minutes, 1955, 1981, 1986 - 1989, 1993, 1996 Correspondence March 1912 - December 1926 January 1927 - November 1941 June 1942 - September 1946 June 1948 - June 2004 2 3 8 �SERIES I - ADMINISTRATION Box 4 Folder 1 Contents Course of Study Art Department, June 2, 1949 Biology Department, March 17, 1949 English Department, March 27, 1949 French and Spanish Department, June 22, 1949 Social Studies Department, March 10, 1949 Speech Department, March 11, 1949 Health Education Department, March 15, 1949 Latin Department, March 16, 1949 Mathematics Department, March 25, 1949 Physics and Chemistry Department, June 10, 1949 Social Studies Department, June 1950 Enrollment Statistics, 1913 - 1925 Examinations, 1946 - 1948 General Reports and Studies Summary and Interpretation of Questionnaire Responses Relating to Organization and Administration of Campus Secondary Schools in the United States, June 27, 1940 4 5 Report on Work of Hunter College High School and its Current Problems, June 20, 1945 Materials for Brochure for Diamond Jubilee, ca. 1945 Hunter College High School speech by the General Organization President, College Assembly Hall, February 13, 1945 Tentative Draft 75th Anniversary of the Founding of Hunter College by the Writing Group under the Direction of Miss Dorothy Bunker Script of the Original Historical Festival by the High School, ca. 1945 2 3 9 �SERIES I - ADMINISTRATION Box 4 Folder 5 Contents General Reports and Studies “The High School Jubilee.” Alumnae News, April 1944, p.4. Photographs of the original historical festival by the High School Diamond Jubilee of Hunter College, February 16, 1945 Press Notices, March 7, 1945 6 Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools Evaluation Report for Hunter College High School, October 30, 1950 Curriculum Study Report, Hunter College High School, September 1952 - December 1954 The Final Report on the Curriculum Study of Hunter College High School, January 10, 1955 7 Report on Coordination between the Teacher Education Program and Hunter High School, May 1956 End of Year Report Experimental Program, 1958 -1959 Final Report 1961-1962 An Integrated Arts Program For the Gifted Survey Report, Hunter College High School, January 16, 1967 8 9 10 Hunter College Campus School Feasibility Study, October 27, 1988 History of Hunter College High School Honors and Awards Ceremony, 1973, 1980, 1983, 1995 10 �SERIES I - ADMINISTRATION Box 5 Folder 1-2 3 4 Contents Miscellaneous Materials Newspaper Articles & Clippings, 1949, 1953, 1974, 1977, 1995 Programs and Scripts Sherwood, May 29, 1917 A Concert of Poetic Readings by Students of Hunter College High School in Competition For the Grace B. Beach Prize, March 15, 1919 Feast of the Little Lanterns, December 16, 1933; Little Women, May 24-25, 1935 Dinner in Honor of Dr. Jean F. Brown, Principal of Hunter College High School, October 18, 1935 The Dramatic Club of Hunter College High School and The Stuyvesant High School Theatre Guild Presents “The Importance of Being Earnest,” March 2, 1946 Grace B. Beach Concert of Poetry by Students of Hunter College High School sponsored by the Associate Alumnae of Hunter College, May 17, 1946 The Dramatic Club of Hunter College High School in Association with Students of Stuyvesant High School Presents “Spring Dance,” March 15, 1947 Grace B. Beach Recital by Students of Hunter College High School sponsored by The Associate Alumnae of Hunter College, May 9, 1947 The Jukes Family, May 21, 1947 The Senior Play of the Class of June 1947 11 �SERIES I - ADMINISTRATION Box 5 Folder 4 Contents Programs and Scripts The General Organization presents With Pink Frosting, December 12, 1947 The Dramatic Club of Hunter College High School sponsored by The General Organization presents “Our Hearts Were Young and Gay,” March 13, 1948 The General Organization Presents “Static: A Radio Parody,” May 21, 1948 The Grace B. Beach Recital by Students of Hunter College High School, May 14, 1948 Senior Show of Graduating Class of June 1948 “Leap Year” “Cesar Crosses the Rubicon: A Burlesque,” January, 1949 Grace B. Beach Assembly, March 9, 1949 Senior Day Assembly, March 25, 1949 “After the Crash or Six Criminals in Search of a Crime,” Senior Show of 1964 The Senior Sing of the Class of 1964 “Arms and the Man,” n.d. 5 Report Cards Hunter College Model School, n.d. Hunter College Model Junior High School, 1935 Hunter College High School, 1936 -1939 Reunion, Class of 1949 6 12 �SERIES II – ORGANIZATIONS Box 5 Folder 7 8 9 10 11 12 Contents Athletic Association, 1948, 1998 General Organization of Hunter College High School Minutes, October 1945 - October 1946 Hunter College High School Alumnae/i Association By-Laws, ca. 1987 Minutes, 1993, 1995, 1997 - 1998 Miscellaneous Materials Reminiscences Willett, Roslyn S. “Thirty Years Ago-Hunter High.” Hunter Alumni Quarterly, Spring, 1970, 20-22 Ozick, Cynthia. “I Call You Beloved.” The Hunter Magazine, September 1982, p. 3-5. 13 Term Meetings, 1946 - 1947 SERIES III- MEMORABILIA 6 Beanie Cap Buttons and Pins, 1946, 1948 - 1953, 1959 - 1964 SERIES IV – PUBLICATIONS 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 Alum Notes 1974 -1976, 1978 -1994 1996 - 2002 2003 - 2010, 2011 Annals 1932 -1934, 1936 1938, 1939, 1943 1948 13 �SERIES IV – PUBLICATIONS Box 8 Folder 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 Contents Annals 1957 1968 1914, 1916, 1927 - 1928 1944, 1946, 1948 - 1949, 1952 Argus Big 5, n.d. Bio Bulletin, Spring, 1948 The Blue Cape, n.d. The Enthusiast, n.d. Friday, November, 1985, June 5, 1987 Hunter Hi-Lites, 1982, 1993 Hunter Outreach, Summer, 1992 Klubs and Klasse, n.d. Marianne 1935, 1937 - 1939 1940, 1942, 1944, 1948, 1958 Poems, December, 1927 Reading Whitman in Manhattan: Teaching, Poetry and Hunter College High School by Kip Zegers and the Poets of Argus, 2010. The Teacher Center for Teachers of the Gifted and Talented Newsletter May, September, November, 1979, February, 1980 7 8 9 10 That's What, Summer 1990, Summer, 1991 The Umbrella, June 1955 What’s This, n.d. What's What 1922, 1934, 1936, 1941, 1943 - 1944, 1948, 1950, 1978 - 1982, 1984 - 1986, 1988 - 1989, 1991, 1993 The Observer, 1985 - 1997 Sheet Music “Sarah Maria Jones of Hunter High” Lyric and Music by Charlotte Hochman 14 11 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hunter College High School, 1911--2010 Description An account of the resource Annual reports, committee minutes, commencement programs, correspondence, minutes of the General Organization and the Alumnae/i Association, programs and scripts, memorabilia, and publications. https://library.hunter.cuny.edu/omeka/files/original/b10b6f3056a67f31e518f124959b0c48.pdf 731d9aa8dbf10f300b6a3b5412feb997 PDF Text Text The Hunter College Elementary School Collection 1870-1908, 1940-1962, 1991-1992, 1997 Finding Aid Archives and Special Collections �Cover Photograph: Hunter College Model School, Class of June, 1934 Top Row, Left to Right Laurent Larsus, Lillian Hauserslav, Veronica Burke, Eleanor Mulling, Slyvia Rheinscreiber, Naomi Block, and Howard Jeck Next Row Howard Halfman, Catherine Steta, Doris Nannsen, Paula Grady, Isabel Alcock, Madlynne Donnelly, Ruth Ann Likely, and Ted Ardery Third Row Down Florence Szabo, Jacqueline Charlton, Edith Jones, Miss Brigham, Eileen Cain, Dorothy Stryker, and Lillian Galli Last Row Robert Manley and Celso Garcia Source: Hunter-Model-Herald June, 1935, Vol. III, No. 2, in Box 2, Folder 8, Hunter College Elementary School Collection, Archives & Special Collections, Hunter College Libraries, CUNY 2 �TABLE OF CONTENTS General Information Historical Note Scope and Content Note Container List 2 3 4 5-6 3 �GENERAL INFORMATION Accession Number: Size: Provenance: Restrictions: Location: Archivist: Assistants: 94-09 1.0 cu. ft. Hunter College Elementary School None. Range 5 Section 6 Shelves 31 Prof. Julio L. Hernández-Delgado Ms. Estela Cedeño Mr. Joseph Pagán Mr. Pablo Foster-Carrión Ms. Dane Guerrero June, 2000 November, 2012 Date: Revised: 4 �HISTORICAL NOTE The Model Primary School, originally known as the Training Department and subsequently renamed the Hunter College Elementary School, opened on September 12, 1870, on 17th Street and St. Mark’s Place. The school began with the founding of the Female and Normal High School in 1869. By 1903, the Female and Normal High School was restructured as the Normal College and the Normal High School. The Normal College was renamed Hunter College in 1914 in honor of its first president, Dr. Thomas Hunter. In 1914, the laboratory school was renamed the Hunter College Model School and became an integral component of the Teacher Education Program of the College. The school was originally established to provide “pupil-teachers" with an opportunity to improve their teaching craft. The Hunter College Model School served children from kindergarten through the eighth grade. Students were originally admitted to the school in the order of their applications. When the New York City Board of Education decided to close the Model Primary School in 1940, the Education Department of Hunter College saw an opportunity to reorganize The Model Primary School into a school for gifted children. Boys entering the 7th grade were no longer admitted and the focus of the school changed to an experimental and demonstration center for intellectually gifted students. The school was reorganized by transferring the 7th and 8th grades to Hunter College High School and by adding a nursery as its introductory class. In the fall of 1941, the Board of Education approved the changes and the Model Primary School was renamed Hunter College Elementary School. 5 �SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The Hunter College Elementary School Collection (formerly the Hunter College Model School) spans the years 1929 - 1968, and is arranged in one single series. The strengths of the collection are the annual reports, general reports, and studies related to the school. These documents provide invaluable insight into the ideological perspective on the education of gifted children. Series I - Administration Annual reports from 1908, 1940 - 1943, 1946, and 1949 - 1950 are arranged chronologically. Correspondence from 1929 - 1944 and 1945 - 1962 are arranged chronologically. Reports and Studies produced by the school for the years 1934 - 1935, 1938, 1941 - 1944, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1953, and 1957. Folders are arranged chronologically. Miscellaneous materials consisting of the 1942 California Personality Test, the Merrill-Palmer School's Personality Rating Scales Test, a 1941 Vision Testing Survey, report cards, and newspaper clippings are arranged alphabetically. Programs and brochures of receptions and dramatic performances, sponsored by the Parents Association of the Hunter College Elementary School, from 1921 - 1929 and 1943 - 1945 are arranged chronologically. Proposals, suggestions, and curriculum requirements from 1934 -1935, 1938, 1943, and 1955 are arranged chronologically. Sample issues of The Apprentice, Hunter Highlights, Hunter Model Herald, Parents' Association Bulletin, and the Parents' Reporter are arranged alphabetically by title and chronologically therein. Materials stipulating enrollment requirements for students applying for admission to the school for the years 1941-1958 are arranged chronologically. 6 �CONTAINER LIST SERIES I - ADMINISTRATION Box Folder 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Contents Annual Reports, 1908, 1940 - 1944, 1946, 1949 - 1950 Correspondence 1929 - 1943 1944 - 1945 1945, 1947 1948 - 1962 General Reports and Studies 1934 -1935, 1938, 1941 - 1944, 1946, 1948, 1951 1953, 1957 History of the Hunter College Elementary School, Annual Reports, 1870 - 1874 Miscellaneous Materials Model Primary School Visitor’s Register, 1870 - 1906 Photographs Class of 1934 and 1945 Hunter Model School, 1934 Programs and Brochures Proposals, Suggestions, and Requirements, 1934 - 1935, 1938, 1943, 1955 Publications The Apprentice, June 1944 Hunter Highlights, June 1943, June 1944 Hunter Model Herald, 1933 - 1940 Parents' Association Bulletin, 1951 - 1953 Parents' Reporter, May 1944 The Teacher Center for Teachers of the Gifted and Talented Newsletter, 1979 -1980 Wise Writing, Summer, 1992 7 �SERIES I - ADMINISTRATION Box Folder 2 3 10 Contents Registration Materials, 1941 - 1958 Scrapbook Hunter’s Fledglings, July 1945 Reflections, 1991, 1997 8 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hunter College Elementary School, 1870--1997 Description An account of the resource Annual reports, correspondence, general reports and studies, programs, proposals, and publications. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hunter College Buildings Blueprint Collection, 1939, 1966, 1972--1974 Description An account of the resource Blueprints for specific floors of the North, East and West buildings, and the Hunter College School of Social Work. https://library.hunter.cuny.edu/omeka/files/original/a187022085bb29fbee735132a351891e.pdf 3065263a2c39231403e7b758f5881bfd PDF Text Text The Board of Trustees of the Normal/Hunter College Collection 1888 - 1932 Finding Aid �TABLE OF CONTENTS General Information Historical Note Scope and Content Note Container List 2 3 4 5-6 2 �GENERAL INFORMATION Accession Number: Size: Provenance: Restrictions: Location: Archivist: Assistant: Date: Revised: 94-14 4.0698 cu. ft. The Board of Trustees of the Normal/ Hunter College None. Range 2 Sections 1 - 2 Shelves 5 - 7 Prof. Julio L. Hernandez-Delgado Mr. Yevgeniy Kats Mrs. Dane Guerrero January 1996 November 2013 3 �HISTORICAL NOTE On June 9, 1888, the Governor of the State of New York approved the act which declared the Normal College of the City of New York “to be a separate and distinct organization and body corporate...” As a result of the legislation, the Board of Education of the City of New York created a Board of Trustees of the Normal College. This board was entrusted to continue to provide the benefit of education gratuitously to girls who had been pupils in the Common Schools of New York City, and to grant the usual degrees and diplomas in the arts to students who completed a full course of study. In addition to the Board of Trustees, an Executive Committee was also established for the special care, government, and management of the College. The Board of Trustees operated from 1888 through 1932, whereas the Executive Committee ceased to function in 1915. In 1930, the Board of Higher Education assumed the administrative coordination of Brooklyn College, City College, Hunter College, and later Queens College. Each of the aforementioned colleges created administrative committees to facilitate the general administration of their respective schools. 4 �SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE This collection contains the minutes of the Board of Trustees of the Normal/Hunter College from 1888-1932, along with the minutes of the Executive Committee from 1888 -1915. The minutes contain information about employee appointments and promotions, leaves of absences and resignations, budgets, financial statements, curriculum changes, and general reports. Commencing with the 1913 edition, the names, starting dates, and salaries of the president, professors, and clerical assistants of the College are listed. In 1916, the names of the graduates and the degrees conferred were also added. Also included are the minutes of the Committee on Hunter College Lands & Buildings from 1930 - 1932. 5 �CONTAINER LIST Box Folder Contents Minutes of the Board of Trustees and the Minutes of the Executive Committee for the care, government and management of the Normal College of the City of New York 1888 - 1889 1890 - 1891 1892 - 1893 1894 - 1895 1896 - 1897 Proceedings of the Board of Trustees and Minutes of the Executive Committee for the care, government and management of the Normal College of the City of New York 1898 - 1899 1900 - 1901 1902 - 1903 1904 - 1905 1906 - 1907 1908 1909 - 1910 1911 - 1912 1913 Proceedings of the Board of Trustees and Minutes of the Executive Committee for the care, government and management of Hunter College of the City of New York, 1914 - 1916 Proceedings of the Board of Trustees of Hunter College of the City of New York, 1917 - 1918 1919 - 1920 1921 - 1922 1923 - 1924 1925 - 1926 1927 - 1928 1929 6 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 2 3 4 3 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 4 5 3 6 1 2 3 1 2 3 7 �Box Folder Contents Proceedings of the Board of Trustees of Hunter College of the City of New York 1930-1931 1931-1932 Minutes of the Board of Trustees of Hunter College of the City of New York 1933-1936 1936-1938 Committee on Hunter College Lands & Buildings Minutes, 1930-1932 8 1 2 1 2 3 9 7 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hunter College Board of Trustees, 1887--1932 Description An account of the resource This collection contains the minutes of the Board of Trustees of the Normal/Hunter College from 1888-1932, along with the minutes of the Executive Committee from 1888 -1915. The minutes contain information about employee appointments and promotions, leaves of absences and resignations, budgets, financial statements, curriculum changes, and general reports. Commencing with the 1913 edition, the names, starting dates, and salaries of the president, professors, and clerical assistants of the College are listed. In 1916, the names of the graduates and the degrees conferred were also added. Also included are the minutes of the Committee on Hunter College Lands & Buildings from 1930 - 1932. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Athletics Department, 2005--2007 Description An account of the resource The records of this department are currently unprocessed. https://library.hunter.cuny.edu/omeka/files/original/ac439f10fb5c9733724807dc6c82291d.pdf cba5cc49a67786bf052d8cb2c9134b2d PDF Text Text Hunter College Playhouse Collection 1940 - 1987 Finding Aid Archives and Special Collections �TABLE OF CONTENTS General Information Historical Note Scope and Content Note Series Description Container List 3 4 5 2 6-7 1 �GENERAL INFORMATION Accession Number: Size: Provenance: Restrictions Location: Archivist: Assistant: Date: Revised: 94-08 0.4522 cu. ft. Hunter College Playhouse None. Range 2 Section 4 Shelf 22 Prof. Julio L. Hernandez-Delgado Ms. Jennie Cheung April 1997 December 2014 2 �HISTORICAL NOTE The Hunter College Playhouse was an integral component of the new edifice that replaced the original Normal/Hunter College facility which was destroyed by fire on February 21, 1936. The “Palace on Park Avenue” on 68th Street and Lexington Avenue was inaugurated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940. The Yellow Jacket, written by George C. Hazelton and Benrimo, and dramatized by students of the Varsity Club on November 28, 1940, was the inaugural performance in the Hunter College Playhouse. Subsequent legendary performances included several Shakespearean plays performed by the Oxford and Cambridge Shakespeare Company and directed by Johnathan Miller; Gilbert and Sullivan performed by the Blue Hill Troupe; dance performances by Martha Graham, Paul Taylor, Erick Hawkins, Merce Cunningham, Alwin Nikolais, and Murray Louis; plays written by Tennessee Williams and George S. Kaufman, and other outstanding artists and musical groups. The aforementioned productions elevated the Playhouse as one of the principal centers for music, dance, and theatre in New York City from 1940 - 1960. The Hunter College Playhouse continued to serve as a venue for outstanding productions into the 1980's with performances like Emmanuel Ax, Myron Fink Violin Concerto, Just between Friends, and Gypsy: a Musical Comedy. Regrettably the Playhouse fell into physical decay and was closed by the end of the decade. In response to the closing of the Playhouse concerned administrators, faculty, students, and community residents organized a committee to save and restore the famed facility. Funding to the tune of 4.1 million came forth from the Sylvia and Danny Kaye Foundation to renovate the dilapidated structure. In 1993, the former Hunter College Playhouse was reopened to the public and was renamed The Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse. 3 �SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The Hunter College Playhouse Collection consists of flyers, programs, and posters for events that were held at Hunter College from 1940 through 1987. These promotional materials were creatively assembled and provide general information on the publicized events. The collection contains no audiotapes, correspondence, contracts, memoranda, nor photographs. Researchers seeking information about a specific event(s) held at the Playhouse may consult the Hunter College Bulletin (1914 - 1948), the Hunter Arrow (1948 - 1966), and the Hunter Envoy (1966 - 1987). Two additional sources which may shed light on some of the stellar performances showcased in the Playhouse are The New York Times and the Village Voice for the years 1940 through 1987. Fans of opera, drama, classical music, dance, and song will find this collection to be quite interesting. Even though the collection is small in size, it does highlight some of the major performers and production companies that graced the stage of the Hunter College Playhouse for forty-seven years. 4 �SERIES DESCRIPTION Series I – Programs Series I consists of programs of events that were performed in the Hunter College Playhouse from 1940 to 1987. The programs are arranged alphabetically by title of event and chronologically therein. Series II – Promotional Materials Included are flyers and posters of events that were performed in the Hunter College Playhouse from the late 1960's through the 1980's. The materials in this series are arranged chronologically. 5 �CONTAINER LIST SERIES I – PROGRAMS Box 1 Folder 1 Contents Programs The Barrets of Wimpole Street, April, 1948 Ladies in Retirement, December, 1943 Les Precieuses Ridicules, December, 1945 When We’re Professional, December, 1946 The Yellow Jacket, November, 1940 All My Sons, November, 1954 Antigone, November, 1950 Bayou Legend, May, 1950 The Crucible, November, 1954 Girls in Uniform, November, 1956 The Holy Innocents, December, 1957 Lowland Sea, December, 1958 The Three Clerks, December, 1957 The Mikado, March, 1960 Shaw’s Arms and the Man, November, 1960 Sing Out, Sweet Land, November, 1963 The Skin of our Teeth, April, 1960 Draw a Straight Line, September, 1973 Juilliard Quartet, December, 1972 Manon Lescaut, May, 1973 Utah Repertory Dance Theatre, September, 1972 Arts of the Caribbean, April, 1982 The Music of Louise Talma, May 31, 1983 Emmanuel Ax, September, 1985 Myron Fink Violin Concerto, March, 1987 The 4th Annual Torch of Hope Awards, November, 1989 Gypsy: A Musical Comedy, March, 1987 Hunter College Dance Company, May, 1982 Just Between Friends, March, 1986 Princess Ida or Castle Adamant, March, 1983 Radioactivity in the Service of Humanity, May, 1982 Les Fete D’Hebe or Les Talents Lyriques, ca. 1985 RAMEAU Les Fete D’Hebe, September 11, 2012 6 2 3 4 5 �SERIES I – PROGRAMS Box 1 Folder 6 Contents Programs – Undated America-From Hitler to M - X Ariodante an Opera in Three Acts Dance of Siva and Bharat Natyam Recital Down in the Valley The Fire This Time A Flash of Lighting The Gondoliers An Italian Hat Inherit the Wind Les Fetes D’Hebe or Les Talents Lyriques Mozart: Don Giovanni Nieuw Amsterdamn The Patience Public Purpose in a Democracy: The Role of the University SEEK and You Shall Find Symphony in Illusion These are Women We the People Sing and Play The Wise and Foolish Virgins You Can’t Take It With You You Touched Me SERIES II – PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS 1 7 8 9 Flyers and Posters 1960, 1973, 1982, 1985 - 1987, 1989, 2002 The Playhouse: A Study for Hunter College, 1974 (proposal) Students Drama, Joe Londin, 1945 7 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hunter College Playhouse Collection Finding Aid, 1940--1987 Description An account of the resource Promotional materials for dramatic presentations that were performed at Hunter College. The Playhouse was later renovated and reconstituted as the Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse in 1993.